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i was thinking about this the other day and couldnt really get my head round it - using front wheel spacers, you are not only widening the track but you are extending the "swing" of the front wheels aswell? sort of when turning lock to lock the front wheels are actually moving backwards and...

as said sounds like a noise you get when wheel nuts are loose

anything more than 15 quid for labour is excessive and i think the part is 30 odd pound

soon you will get the hump and just go for it, it WILL move with your breaker bar that long - wether it snaps or undoes is another story but either way its not much of a problem

try harder? no real tips you can give here heat up the exaust around it cut the plug off and get a good ring spanner on it and go for it. if it snaps drill it out + retap.

on a serious note the aircon clutch itself is made from the same material as a clutch as you know it - so it will smell like that. short of the local kebab shop could have emptied the contents of its bins in your scuttle panel and its sucking it through the pollen filter - or just bacteria in...

yeah thats true, location of the sensor wouldnt actually make a difference at all. i knew i should have just turned the telly on lol.

the belt that drives the can obviously :rasp: as for it being cat d i wouldn't really discount it straight away - its worth giving it a look over.

i dont know why exactly i came up with this i think i was just having a bit of a bored moment - but say you were to move the crankshaft sensor clockwise/anticlockwise around the crank a few degrees would it r****d/advance the igniton timing alone or would it put the injection timing out too...

just the abs working probably! do you know what abs feels like?

is that chadwell heath high road?

what, anoying that he was able to park bang smack in the middle of the line:lolup: even lined up with the vaux badge :rolleyes:

what do you mean "for all you" - did any one ever say fwd handle better and if so why? to be completely fair i guess they just handle differently/

guess its just me then, i like to keep everything on max.

nothing, the engine just comes on cam. its the optimum revs at which the cam is designed. the whole vvc malarky is just basically emmisions related useless twoddle.

top up your coolant! looks good.

peice of piss, start it up, get yourself a long screwdriver and put it on the alternator (not on rotating parts obviously) and put your ear to it. dead easy to pinpoint sounds this way, and if you really want to double confirm whip the belt off wrap a long bit of electrical wire round the pulley...

they are too big imo its like a bus steering wheel, i drove a yaris with a little 280mm momo jobbie and im sold

ducktape your spanners and screwdrivers to a couple of 4foot long broom poles and you will be fine. or if you dont have the supplys needed for that approach disconnect the battery for 15 mins before you start work on it. clip the airbag off, unbolt the wheel fit your boss (needs to be an airbag...

Re: 70% complete 172RWD! need a cable operated handbrake for mot - hydraulic on its own wont pass as it needs another means of stopping if all the hyraulics were to fail. rally cars all need to be road legal, and of course they all have hydraulic handbrakes - back in the day a little trick of...

about 2 years - its pointless even trying but at least it gets me to work and back for 2 weeks on one tank of fuel

not true, front fogs arent testable at all. the "if they are there they have to work" rule only applies to a center brakelight and if you want to get technical it can apply to headlights sidelights indicators etc on a daylight mot.

cambelt, tensioner, alternator belt, aircon belt if fitted. cam seals arent really worth it imo.

im not sure to tell you the truth, my 16inch laguna wheels are just about as close as id want to get the spring seat on the shock to the tyre. i have seen 17s on a clio but it had about 1mm of clearence between tyre and shock. arches arent really a problem its the shocks- although if running...

as will i, for anyone who is closer to this end of the country

that thing is the nuts, sold to me. lol

only when you drive it you say? on fords they suffer alot with speed sensors on the gearbox that cause the exact same fault. on them we just tend to unplug them. if your car has the speed sensor on the gearbox not through the abs i would change that the speedo still works normally but can cause...

5 mins round the lanes normally cures that:rasp: its just condensation, but lack of oil changes dosn't help it either.

oh - and just to give you a guide as to prices . (non genuine parts by the way - fine for 1.2) gates belt kit - trade - 83.19 inc vat - retail - 93.06+vat (MPD) waterpump - trade 35.84 inc vat - retail - 68.26+vat (GSF)

funny this thread should come up today as i was just about to post. i did my cambelt today (same engine) the cars done 40k miles and 04 plate. mainly as i was a bit bored had a bit of spare time and the incentive to do it i went to work got my tools and a belt kit and set about changing the...